NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Fifth Edition Contents NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 OUR SYMBOL ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 WHO IS AN ADDICT? ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 WHY ARE WE HERE? ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 HOW IT WORKS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 STEP ONE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 STEP TWO ................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 STEP THREE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 STEP FOUR .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 STEP FIVE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 STEP SIX ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 STEP SEVEN ................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 STEP EIGHT .................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 STEP NINE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 STEP TEN ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 STEP ELEVEN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 32 STEP TWELVE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 WHAT CAN I DO? ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 TRADITION ONE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 43 TRADITION TWO ......................................................................................................................................................................... 44 TRADITION THREE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45 TRADITION FOUR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45 TRADITION FIVE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46 TRADITION SIX ............................................................................................................................................................................ 47 TRADITION SEVEN ....................................................................................................................................................................... 48 TRADITION EIGHT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49 TRADITION NINE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 TRADITION TEN ........................................................................................................................................................................... 50 TRADITION ELEVEN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51 TRADITION TWELVE .................................................................................................................................................................... 51 RECOVERY AND RELAPSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 WE DO RECOVER ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59 JUST FOR TODAY— LIVING THE PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................ 62 MORE WILL BE REVEALED ........................................................................................................................................................... 67 PERSONAL STORIES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 71 A GIFT CALLED LIFE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 IF I CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU ....................................................................................................................................................... 74 AN INDIAN WITHOUT A TRIBE .................................................................................................................................................... 77 IN SEARCH OF A FRIEND ............................................................................................................................................................. 79 I WAS UNIQUE ............................................................................................................................................................................ 81 I FOUND A HOME ........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 I QUALIFY .................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 WHY ME? WHY NOT ME? ........................................................................................................................................................... 90 JAILS, INSTITUTIONS, AND RECOVERY ........................................................................................................................................ 93 FEARFUL MOTHER ...................................................................................................................................................................... 95 I FOUND THE ONLY N.A. MEETING IN THE WORLD .................................................................................................................... 97 A LITTLE GIRL GROWS UP ......................................................................................................................................................... 104 IT'S OKAY TO BE CLEAN ............................................................................................................................................................. 109 NOWHERE TO TURN ................................................................................................................................................................. 111 RECOVERY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................................................................................ 115 UNMANAGEABLE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 117 HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF? ...................................................................................................................................................